anonymous November 4th, 2005 10:41PM  
It is about how his career has alienated him from his family and friends.

anonymous September 28th, 2007 10:12PM  
Not every song has to be about sex or drugs, and posting stuff you don't even believe is annoying. This song is about an astronaut, and about how lonely his job gets.

Surfer_Coyote October 12th, 2007 12:36AM  
It is about an astronaut, however I do believe it has some parallels to anyone who is in the limelight. He has desire to lead a normal life with his loved ones, but the fame and glory have alienated him and it will be a long time before the attention fades and he can return home.

anonymous October 30th, 2007 11:50AM  
I think the song is about a gay man dealing with the frustration of living in the closet.

anonymous June 13th, 2008 06:38PM  
Bernie Taupin wrote the majority of Elton's lyrics, and rarely (except on Captain Fantastic) wrote as if from Elton's point of view. Hence while Rocket Man may well be an allegory of the loneliness and other-worldliness of fame, it is Bernie's experience rather than (or at least as well as) Elton's that is being represented.

anonymous July 29th, 2009 12:04PM  
I hate how everyone thinks that because Elton is gay that all of his music has homosexual inuendos. Get your facts straight, Elton only wrote the music to this song, not the lyrics. So stop it with your unresearched and completely misconstrued psychological interpretations of something you know nothing about.

Tealien August 6th, 2009 08:00PM  
This is a song about a short story by Ray Bradbury written in 1951-- Rocket Man. It is in a collection of short stories in the science fiction book "The Illustrated Man". Read this story then listen to the song. It's practically identical...The astronaut wanted his wife and wanted his space travel...he couldn't have both--it's actually quite sad.

anonymous November 25th, 2009 04:48PM  
I think it is about life on the road or on tour. Constantly on the move, never anywhere for any length of time. I think it's a battle of wanting to having some normality in his life, and the sacrifices he has to make for his career. Who he wants to be, and who he pretends to be.